Security & Location; About Security; Protect Against Harmful Apps - Motorola motoe6 User Manual

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About security

Screen lock options
To keep your phone secure, use a
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Choose a pattern, PIN or password
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Add a Smart Lock to unlock automatically when connected to a
place (such as home or work), with
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You can access notifications and quick settings, start a call and launch the camera from the
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You can make emergency calls
to answer.
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If you forgot your pattern, PIN or password, follow
You can customise the lock screen by adding
appear on your lock screen.
Additional security options
For additional security, you can also:
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Protect your phone in case it's lost or stolen. Use Find My Device.
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Connect to a virtual private network
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Add a SIM lock to prevent others from using your mobile plan and accessing account information if your
phone is stolen.
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Prevent viruses and other attacks on your data and privacy with Google Google Play Protect.

Protect against harmful apps

Scan phone for harmful apps
Google Play Protect
sideloaded apps, to check for potentially harmful apps (malware).
If Google Play Protect finds a potentially harmful app, it stops the app from running and warns you so that
you can uninstall it.
To see the results or to rescan:
1. Open the Play Store app.
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Touch > My apps & games.
3. Do any of the following:
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To see the results of the latest scan, on the UPDATES, look at the message next to
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To rescan your phone, touch
screen lock
to unlock.
facial
on a locked phone. A locked phone still rings; you don't need to unlock it
if you need to access files on a secure network.
helps keep your phone secure by automatically scanning your apps, including
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when it goes to sleep:
recognition, or until you
these steps.
your contact info. You can also
trusted device, when you're at a
set your phone down.
control which notifications
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trusted
lock screen.
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